| Missions of Monterey Contributor(s): Bellezza, Robert A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738596825 ISBN-13: 9780738596822 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - West (ak, Ca, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, Wy) |
| Dewey: 979.402 |
| LCCN: 2012941994 |
| Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing) |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6.4" W x 9.2" (0.60 lbs) 128 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The storm-tossed caravel ship San Salvador passed the coastline of Point Pinos in 1542 and propelled Portuguese shipwright and sailor Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo into history with the discovery of Alta California for the Spanish crown. An enduring legacy followed with Fr. Junipero Serra s landing in San Diego and the founding of his first mission in 1769. Into Alta California entered explorers, soldiers, and Franciscan missionaries bringing their culture, faith, and intent to colonize the New World. Father Serra s 1770 journey to Monterey, carefully planned in Mexico City, involved the arrival of a few hundred intrepid travelers over land and sea to secure Alta California s new capital. A small group consecrated Mission San Carlos de Borromeo in the pine-forested flat of New Spain s presidio. The momentum of the missions over the next 80 years resulted in California s statehood and in the raising of the American flag in Monterey by 1850." |
Contributor Bio(s): Bellezza, Robert A.: - The first in a series of titles about California s Spanish missions, Images of America: Missions of Monterey features five missions of the Monterey area with never-released photographs from author Robert A. Bellezza s collection of glass negatives, as well as archival photographs from the Library of Congress and vintage postcards printed throughout the years. |